DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted November 14, 2011 News from Elvis Costello's website: Elvis Costello European Tour Postponement Announcement It is with the deepest regret that Elvis Costello has to postpone the following dates on his current European Solo Tour. Sunday November 13, Stockholm Sweden, Rival Monday November 14, Malmoe Sweden, Nojesteatren Thursday November 17, Brussels Belgium, Cirque Royal Friday November 18, Eindhoven Netherlands, Muziekgebouw Monday November 21, Reykjavik Iceland, Harpa This course of action is unavoidable and necessary due to a grave deterioration of his father’s health and the need to return to England without delay. Elvis Costello appreciates all the good wishes he has received in this regard and wants to express his thanks for understanding at this extremely difficult time. Elvis Costello's father is the singer, songwriter and trumpet player Ross MacManus 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,641 Posted November 14, 2011 Ross MacManus is obit worthy for sure. May I be the first to wish him enough health to celebrate a happy New Year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted November 14, 2011 It wouldn't surprise me if that name pops up in the entries, including my own! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted November 14, 2011 Get those R Whites puns ready. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,641 Posted November 15, 2011 Another one we're going to miss; Please excuse the rather impersonal round robin e-mail. Sometimes, you have to tell people about the Bad, as well as the Good. It is with a heavy heart, therefore, that I have to relate the sad news that the great Scottish singer-songwriter JACKIE LEVEN is gravely ill, suffering from cancer, and, in all candour, has only a few days to live. In a career stretching over forty years, Jackie Leven has carved an impressive reputation as a uniquely gifted singer-songwriter. From his emergence as leader of the underrated DOLL BY DOLL in the seventies, through well documented addiction problems which Leven overcame with remarkable strength of will, culminating in a solo resurgence through the 1980s to the here and now, Jackie has amassed an amazing body of work – the composer of over four hundred songs, including arguably his greatest song – ‘Call Mother’, from the album ‘Mystery of Love’ (ranked by Q magazine as one of ‘100 Best Albums of All Time’. If sales didn’t always reflect the overwhelmingly positive critical reception his albums received, he nonetheless remained a perceptive writer and performer. Jackie was imbued with a restless creativity, and always searching for new settings for his ruminative lyrical forays, laced with humour and melodic grace. As a performer, Jackie could enthral and entrance the audience with picaresque tales taken from first-hand experience. Those that have worked with Jackie will know of his mordant wit and very idiosyncratic world view. His latest release, Wayside Shrines and The Code of the Travelling Man, recorded with multi-instrumentalist Michael Cosgrave was yet more proof of Leven’s enduring talent and inexhaustible creative energies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted November 15, 2011 Another one we're going to miss; You called that right. Jackie Leven dies aged 61. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted November 15, 2011 Another one we're going to miss; You called that right. Jackie Leven dies aged 61. When I started reading the inkies in 1979 Doll By Doll were pretty fashionable, amongst hacks at least. I was disappointed to discover they were even duller than the Comsat Angels. Still, he continued to plough his furrow, so RIP and all that. I'll get me long grey overcoat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) Moogy Klingman dies from cancer aged 61. Edited November 16, 2011 by Magere Hein Link fixed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted November 18, 2011 Lee Pockriss The co-writer of "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" and "Catch A Falling Star" has died at the age of 87 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted November 18, 2011 Gary Garcia is dead http://www.gamasutra...Passes_Away.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 605 Posted November 21, 2011 Pop star and porn actress Andrea True, most famous for the hit 'More More More', has died apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted November 24, 2011 David McWane, 35, lead singer of ska-punk band Big D And The Kids Table, has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted November 25, 2011 Time to scratch Ross MacManus off your lists.... https://groups.googl...348a4cff?hl=en# Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,641 Posted November 25, 2011 Pop star and porn actress Andrea True, most famous for the hit 'More More More', has died apparently. Her third album - almost impossible to track down and never released on CD - is one of the worst punk rock collections ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted November 26, 2011 Time to scratch Ross MacManus off your lists.... https://groups.googl...348a4cff?hl=en# Damn. My maiden name happens to be R White, so inevitably used to get that bloody lemonade jingle sung at me all the time. But it was a good ad all the same. (I also used to get called Dr White, after the jamrag, but I don't recall a jingle for that one.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted November 30, 2011 Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel, who was in prison pending a court case for murder, is now on the run after "the biggest prison breakout in Jamaica's history". One guard is reported dead with another two seriously injured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted December 2, 2011 Barry/Barrington Llewellyn http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/dec/02/barry-llewellyn?newsfeed=true Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted December 2, 2011 Not dead yet, but someone has obviously made their minds up... http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/223498/Star-Jay-in-gun-drama/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted December 3, 2011 Not dead yet, but someone has obviously made their minds up... http://www.dailystar...y-in-gun-drama/ A likely story. She's living in the land of make believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted December 5, 2011 Blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin http://www.contactmusic.com/news/blues-guitar-great-hubert-sumlin-dead-at-80_1270851 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted December 6, 2011 Soul 'star' Howard Tate http://uk.news.yahoo.com/soul-singer-howard-tate-dies-nj-apartment-72-215111094.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted December 7, 2011 Dobie Gray, the soul singer who was known for "The In Crowd" and "Drift away", has died aged 71, according to his official website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted December 14, 2011 Music executive John Atterberry, who worked with the Spice girls & Jessica Simpson, has been shot dead at age 40. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 19, 2011 Songwriter Ralph McDonald who wrote hit songs such as 'The Two of Us' is no longer even the one of him .. http://www.nydailyne...rticle-1.993313 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted December 19, 2011 http://www.ralphmacdonald.com/index.php?page=home This link works Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
